Henry Hughes was hired to kill a well-known author, but the TV news anchor says she isn't dead. Henry won't get paid unless he finishes the job, and he really needs the money. But how will he get close to Josephine Bourdillon when the hospital is crawling with cops?
Josephine's 17-year-old daughter, Paige, isn't sure what's going on. Her mom is in a coma, and the police are asking questions. Amid the stress and emotional upheaval, she wonders why this is happening to her family. Her mother has received disturbing reader mail in the past, but would someone really want her dead? And there's the odd man in the waiting room, whose young son desperately needs surgery. She wishes she possessed her mom's faith, but faith has been ebbing from her life for some time. . . .
Set against the flaming hills of North Carolina, this is the story of two families struggling with dysfunction and finding that grace is stronger than anything the mind can imagine.
My rating:
Wow. That . . . was actually really good.
When I Close My Eyes couldn't really keep me hooked at first. I mean, it took me an entire month to get the whole thing read.
Henry's point of view was slightly difficult to read, as he was your typical hillbilly giant, and nearly impossible to connect with. Yet his love for Jase and his struggle to let his son know that he really did love him was endearing. As more of Henry's story comes out, the more you feel like you can understand why he doesn't know how to show affection.
Paige's point of view was drastically different from Henry's, needless to say. Her struggles with belief in God, her stubbornness to keep holding on, her fear of the unknown . . . and Drake. (That's his name? I can't remember #oops) Their relationship was actually really sweet and I enjoyed it a lot. (Until they finally started kissing. #ew)
But my favorite point of view was Josephine's. The flashbacks as she lay in a coma in a hospital bed, starting when she was a little girl and continuing until she had little girls of her own. Her depression, the black 'hole' in her head, The Motte. Patrick.
Overall, When I Close My Eyes was a super good book, and I'd definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a heartrending yet uplifting read!
*I received a free e-copy from NetGalley. All thoughts are my own.
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